Chris Rabb Wins Philly Democratic Primary, Bolstering Progressives

Chris Rabb won the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District with roughly 44–45% of the vote, defeating state senator Sharif Street and surgeon Ala Stanford.

The district covers North and West Philadelphia and is among the nation’s most Democratic, and with no Republican filed to run Rabb is all but certain to win the general election.

Rabb drew endorsements from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ro Khanna and others, and progressive groups including Justice Democrats, the Working Families Party and the Philadelphia Democratic Socialists of America praised his grassroots campaign.

Progressives faced heavy targeting last year when AIPAC and affiliated groups spent about $25m to try to unseat Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman, and reports said 314 Action Fund received $500,000 linked to pro-Israel support for Stanford.

Rabb ran on Medicare for All, a universal basic income and ending U.S. military aid to Israel, and he will succeed retiring Representative Dwight Evans and is on an almost certain path to Congress.